I'm really at a loss as to how I want to finish these. I still have some cleanup to do on them before I finish, but I'll be ordering supplies soon. What should I do? I was thinking bamboo veneer and then piano black baffle. Piano black all around looks great too. I'd like to stick with a contemporary design. So post ye suggestions or pics of neat designs! Thanks!

I'm really at a loss as to how I want to finish these. I still have some cleanup to do on them before I finish, but I'll be ordering supplies soon. What should I do? I was thinking bamboo veneer and then piano black baffle. Piano black all around looks great too. I'd like to stick with a contemporary design. So post ye suggestions or pics of neat designs! Thanks!

After probing the troelsgravesen site, I have found two designs I really like. Only trouble is I have no idea where to find a painted white oak veneer as is used in the first picture. The grey simply looks clean and modern, which I really like as well. Which to choose? I'm not sure how hard it would be to get an even matte finish of grey. I've tried black before, and it is a royal pita.

You can get grey adhesive vinyl from a hardware store. How about edging the front with iron on veneer, same as what you would use for kitchen doors. Then use a matching veneer for the sides.
To get a whitewash oak finish you can simply sand with v fine sandpaper, add a small amount of white pigment to an acrylic varnish and apply a couple of even coats (do a test patch first),

You can get grey adhesive vinyl from a hardware store. How about edging the front with iron on veneer, same as what you would use for kitchen doors. Then use a matching veneer for the sides.
To get a whitewash oak finish you can simply sand with v fine sandpaper, add a small amount of white pigment to an acrylic varnish and apply a couple of even coats (do a test patch first),

So I'm definitely going with a matte vinyl. However, what color would you go with, matte white or matte black? Just looking for knee jerk opinions, nothing special here. Keep in mind that they're going in a college dorm room so it's not like everything is going to be matching anyway.